Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Noelle

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
French
Christmas; feminine variant of Noel

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Noelle

Famous People

Actress Noelle Evans

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #7543, 10 births); most recent 2024 (rank #9864, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #202, 1,507 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–1,507
202471,433
2023–1,455
202261,392
202171,477
202091,373
201951,400
201861,383
2017101,347
201671,270

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #632, 58 births); most recent 2025 (rank #705, 52 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202552
202451
202358
202240
202137
202032
201929
201827
201733
201631

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1948 (rank #87, 1,093 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4422, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20234
2022–
2021–
20204
20195
20184
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1981 (rank #105, 74 births); most recent 2025 (rank #590, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20255
2024–
2023–
20224
20213
20203
20193
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #560, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #632, 4 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
20254
2024–
20234
2022–
20213
2020–
20195
20185
20174
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #201, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #268, 12 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202312
202216
20218
202014
201911
201813
201710
201610
201513
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence